General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, zinc, silver, lead
Deposit Type(s): Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Kuroko Cu-Pb-Zn
Location(s): 64.118890 N, -140.876670 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116C02
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Pub cl (YA10641) in Sep/77 by Moose Creek ECL (Inco & Kennco). An affiliated Company, Ocean Home EC, explored with mapping, soil sampling and Turam EM surveys in 1978.
In Jun/90, YGC Resources Ltd restaked the property as Pub cl (YB30605) and performed reconnaissance prospecting and soil sampling, and added more Pub cl (YB41412) in Aug/92. In early 1995 YGC optioned 5 properties including the Pub claims to Atna Resources Ltd. In Aug/95 Atna carried out a property evaluation and collected 3 lines of soil samples.
M.J. Malfair staked 6 Orion claims on Moose Creek (YB41394) 4 km to the northwest in Aug/92.
Capsule Geology
Leached pyrite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite laminations occur in schistose metavolcanic rocks of
mid-Permian age (Klondike Schist). Similar mineralization occurs on the Baldy property (Minfile 116C 133) 4 km along strike to the southwest. The Klondike Schist consists of a 2 km thick, north-dipping sequence with chlorite schist forming the lower part and quartz-muscovite schist forming the upper part. Thrust faults separate the Klondike Schist from Devono-Mississippian Nasina assemblage (formerly Nasina Series) graphitic quartzite and schist.
Moose Creek Exploration Ltd reported finding disseminated sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in siliceous schist at the contact between chloritic and sericitic layers in the Klondike schist. Extensive soil sampling in 1977 and 1978 outlined two areas of anomalous Pb, Zn, Cu and Ag values and scattered, disseminated lead-zinc-copper mineralization. Limited soil sampling by YGC Resources returned weakly anomalous values.
Atna collected 3 lines of soil samples from between lines previously sampled by YGC. Coincident geochemical Cu, Pb and Zn soil anomalies occur at the north end of the lines.
Staked as Pub cl (YA10641) in Sep/77 by Moose Creek ECL (Inco & Kennco). An affiliated Company, Ocean Home EC, explored with mapping, soil sampling and Turam EM surveys in 1978.
In Jun/90, YGC Resources Ltd restaked the property as Pub cl (YB30605) and performed reconnaissance prospecting and soil sampling, and added more Pub cl (YB41412) in Aug/92. In early 1995 YGC optioned 5 properties including the Pub claims to Atna Resources Ltd. In Aug/95 Atna carried out a property evaluation and collected 3 lines of soil samples.
M.J. Malfair staked 6 Orion claims on Moose Creek (YB41394) 4 km to the northwest in Aug/92.
Capsule Geology
Leached pyrite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite laminations occur in schistose metavolcanic rocks of
mid-Permian age (Klondike Schist). Similar mineralization occurs on the Baldy property (Minfile 116C 133) 4 km along strike to the southwest. The Klondike Schist consists of a 2 km thick, north-dipping sequence with chlorite schist forming the lower part and quartz-muscovite schist forming the upper part. Thrust faults separate the Klondike Schist from Devono-Mississippian Nasina assemblage (formerly Nasina Series) graphitic quartzite and schist.
Moose Creek Exploration Ltd reported finding disseminated sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in siliceous schist at the contact between chloritic and sericitic layers in the Klondike schist. Extensive soil sampling in 1977 and 1978 outlined two areas of anomalous Pb, Zn, Cu and Ag values and scattered, disseminated lead-zinc-copper mineralization. Limited soil sampling by YGC Resources returned weakly anomalous values.
Atna collected 3 lines of soil samples from between lines previously sampled by YGC. Coincident geochemical Cu, Pb and Zn soil anomalies occur at the north end of the lines.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1992 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1992 | Other: Prospecting | |
| 1978 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Turam EM survey. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Klondike
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Permian
Age Max: 271 MA
Period Min: Permian
Age Min: 251 MA
Rock Major: quartzite/qt-ms-cl schist/gneiss/amphibolite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen - unpublished compilation
Geological Unit (1M): PK
Geological Unit (250K): PK2
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 093098 | 1992 | Summary Report on 1992 Exploration [on the] BAL and PUP Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 090431 | 1978 | Moose Creek Prospect Pub Claims Assessment Report | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| Citations |
|---|
| Mortensen, J.K., 1988. Geology, southwestern Dawson map area, Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1927. |
